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Anyone shooting cast bullets out of one? My last gun I used 80 grains of 777 with a felt wad and 240 grain lee real on top of it and dead on. The same load and bullet is producing flyers and I can't even hit the target unless at 25 yards.
I would prefer to cast my own as I always have done, but this gun is not liking this setup right now. I got a 50 and my daughter got a 45 and I made he 200 grain lee reals and worried they will do the same.
I make/use and sell Lyman Great Plains with pure lead /50 and 54 PM me if interested in trying some/Ed
I have a current production Wolf and an older Buckhorn. The Wolf seems to do ok unpatched at 100yds using BH209 and the Buckhorn is so-so with Pyrodex RS under the Lee 230g REAL. Finding some wads is on my to do list, but not a high priority. I’ve been shooting both of them more since i have a large pile of 209 primers.
Both seem to have twist rates optimized for the powerbelt or sabot loads rather than lead. I don’t hunt so pretty much they are just plinkers.
Try lowering your powder load.
I'm hearing reports of oversize bores on CVA's. It seems a perfect candidate to try some 45-70 bullets. I'm seeing online guys are sizing to .454" for these.